The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-03-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHlNGToN, ~. u. March ISL, 1891.
Last Friday, the 18Th of March. was the
golden anniversary of President Cleveland's
birth. He carefully avoided any celebration,
or rather he celebrated the occasion by care
The President is not of an enthusiastic or SEN
timental nature. lie is constitutionally OPP
posed to every thing that partakes OF the char
acter of self gn itiration, and such he consid-
ers mans celebration of his own birthday
to be.
When asked by Mr. S,teldo, the Minister
from Venezuela, why he was not celebrating
the natal day. he is reported 10 have said,
''vanity, vanity, it is all vanity. If a man re-
ally feels that Its birth was a stroke of luck to
him, continued he, '.let him rejoice by all
means but don't think he has any right to
disturb the town about it and | don't think
it would he modest TO ali The rest of the world
to rejoice in an event which had 50 little inter-
est for them
Birthday cards III large numbers came from
all parts OF the country. and friends in Wash
ington sent flowers accompanied by congrltu-
lations. There was the usual tri-weekly
haudshaking in The East Room, which was
attended by about five hundred people, large
proportion Of whom Were eNculsionsts from
Buffalo and the surrounding district in North
western New Works. They were notceably
unpresuming crowd of excursionists. They
filed quietly past the President. not one of
them showing any desire to be familiar or 10
receive attention on account Of being from the
President former home.
The visit of ex-senator Thurman 10 this
city furnished The political gossips with food
for whole day. They could not learn posi-
lively whether his conference with the Presi-
dent had reference to the appointment of the
Interstate Commerce Commissioners, the
Pacific railroad investig alton, the English
mission or the Secretary ship Of the Treasury.
.The npblest Roman Of them all settled these
canarts himself. When asked if the Presi-
dent had rendered him ANY position he replied
no: | am neither TO be Secretary of State
nor Secretary ,f tie Treasury nor Minister to
England. am not going to be an Interstate
Commissioner lie added that his call on the
President vas entirely socill and that he was
| not after office.
There is little occasion for the widespread
alarm as TO the fiji aLcial situal ION during the
interval before Congress c"nvenes The con-
| dition of the Treasury is much stronger than
| it was nine months a,o, the dis! ribIltion Of
currency much II ore favorable and adequate
| and the circumstances in many respects more
| reassuIing. The surplus is smaller the gold
| fund is stronger, and the circulation and sup
| ply of convenient form, of small currency is
| more abundant.
That which is deemed chi, fly unfavorable
| in the situations Is the fact that only thirty
| millions Of bonds remain subject TO call, and
that after three monthly calls this means the
| putting money into circulation will be cut off
! 1t is fact, however, that recent bond calls
| have been of little service, and that the Treas
! ury has ample authority and has declared its
willingness to 60 into the market and buy
bonds at current rates if the situation should
! become such as TO call for this action.
| Those whose opinions on the subject are
| best worth knowing think there is no reason
will bring any serious financial disturbance,
or that the strength of the Treasury and the
! skill of its managers are not fully equal TO all
emergencies that may arise.
! The Cabinet-makerS who have disposed Of
| the Treasury portfolio for Mr.. Cleveland
ming resigned, are really a little embarrassed
! Just new is what to say next. Ii was posi-
| lively asserted that Speake. Carlisle was OF.
| fercd tho place last ; lturdty aud deciiued-
Since then there In, been s. much delay III
! the matter some of them now take il for grant
! ed Mr.. Manung's successor viii not be nam
ed until The Isl. of April tin date when his
resignation takes effect.
Hon. Allen G.. Thurm I'll keep, II" horses
because Mrs. Thurman is afraid /" ride or
drive
Spe lktr and Mrs. Carlisle are 10 90 to Eus
rope for the summer after preliminary visit
! to their son in Kansas.
! Secretary Whitney and Senators Cameron
| and Butler have become 50 intimate as To be
known as ,>lhree OF kind"
Governor Foraker, while squirting at tie
| Blaine boom, insists that he will support John
! Sherman in dead earnest"
1t is said that about two hundred baby boys
have already been named after the President :,
bear Mrs Clryeiand'o name.
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